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Mauricio Araujo
Mauricio Araujo was a judge for the 6th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He assumed office in 2008. He left office on October 5, 2020.
Araujo ran for re-election for the 6th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. He lost in the retention election on November 3, 2020. Araujo unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the general election ballot on November 3, 2020.
Career
- 2008-2020: Judge, Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Subcircuits (Elected)
- 1997-2008: Attorney in private practice[1]
Elections
2020
Cook County Circuit Court 6th Subcircuit, Retention election for Mauricio Araujo
Mauricio Araujo was not retained to the 6th Subcircuit of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 48.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
48.1
|
812,184 | |||
| ✖ | No |
51.9
|
875,010 | ||
Total Votes |
1,687,194 | ||||
|
|
2014
Araujo was retained to the Cook County 6th Subcircuit with 73.6 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Evaluations
The Illinois State Bar Association rated Mauricio Araujo as Recommended for retention in 2014.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mauricio Araujo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Resignation following allegations of sexual harassment
On October 1, 2020, Mauricio Araujo resigned from Cook County Circuit Court following a two-day hearing in which the Illinois Courts Commission investigated allegations of sexual harassment against him. Three witnesses testified at the hearing claiming Araujo made an inappropriate comment about a female prosecutor, solicited a court reporter for sex, and tried to kiss a police officer on the lips. He denied the latter two accusations.[4][5] Araujo was found guilty on November 5, 2020, by the Illinois Courts Commission; however, no disciplinary action was taken since Araujo had already resigned.[5] At the time of writing, Ballotpedia could not identify any specific comments from Araujo regarding the hearing or his resignation.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ For What It's Worth (Blog), "6th Subcircuit — Figueroa vacancy: Organizing the data," January 23, 2008
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "List of judges seeking retention in the November 4, 2014 general election," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Bar Association, "Judicial Evaluations," October 2014
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Judge Mauricio Araujo quits before panel could remove him over sexual harassment accusations," October 1, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 CBS Chicago, "Courts Commission Rules Cook County Judge Mauricio Araujo Guilty Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations, But He Won’t Be Disciplined Since He Has Resigned," Novemver 6, 2020
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
